1.
The ~ of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it. (FORMAL)
The gene is only part of the ~ of illness.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Causation is a study of the factors involved in causing something. (FORMAL)
N-UNCOUNT
1.
The ~ of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it. (FORMAL)
The gene is only part of the ~ of illness.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Causation is a study of the factors involved in causing something. (FORMAL)
N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012